The Goods of Work (Other Than Money!)

Gheaus, Anca; Herzog, Lisa

doi:10.1111/josp.12140

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“…So, if robots would generally have detrimental effects on meaningful work, this would be highly disruptive for how we live our lives. Thirdly, several philosophers have argued that society has a general duty of justice to ensure that people have access to meaningful work (Gheaus and Herzog 2016;Roessler 2012;Schwartz 1982). Most of the defenses of this duty involve the observation that people spend a great deal of their time, energy, and other resources on their job.…”

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Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

Smids

Nyholm

Berkers³

2019

Philos. Technol.

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The concept of meaningful work has recently received increased attention in philosophy and other disciplines. However, the impact of the increasing robotization of the workplace on meaningful work has received very little attention so far. Doing work that is meaningful leads to higher job satisfaction and increased worker well-being, and some argue for a right to access to meaningful work. In this paper, we therefore address the impact of robotization on meaningful work. We do so by identifying five key aspects of meaningful work: pursuing a purpose, social relationships, exercising skills and self-development, self-esteem and recognition, and autonomy. For each aspect, we analyze how the introduction of robots into the workplace may diminish or enhance the meaningfulness of work. We also identify a few ethical issues that emerge from our analysis. We conclude that robotization of the workplace can have both significant negative and positive effects on meaningful work. Our findings about ways in which robotization of the workplace can be a threat or opportunity for meaningful work can serve as the basis for ethical arguments for how to-and how not to-implement robots into workplaces.

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confidence: 99%

Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

Smids

Nyholm

Berkers³

2019

Philos. Technol.

166

120

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“…Furthermore, welfare systems do not compensate for the non-monetary goods of work. As Ghaeus and Herzog have recently argued, work is a privileged context for the attainment of goods such as excellence/mastery, social contribution, sense of community and social status 35. As such, working for economic reward forms a significant part of our current evaluative equilibrium.…”

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An evaluative conservative case for biomedical enhancement

Danaher

2016

J Med Ethics

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“…Not all values will be discussed; hereunder, the focus will be on values which were most frequently mentioned and/or had a striking, different meaning in the group of people with a workrelevant disability. Four of the 'capabilities' (the development of knowledge and skills; building and maintaining meaningful contacts at work; having a good income; and contributing to something valuable), and three of the values of Gheaus will be presented (being part of a community, excellence and social recognition) (Gheaus & Herzog, 2016) .…”

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“…However, other values than income, such as building and maintaining meaningful relations and contributing to something valuable, play an increasingly important role for present day workers (Gheaus & Herzog, 2016;Van der Klink et al, 2016), and this may count even more for people with a work-relevant disability. Indeed, the disability itself often leads towards a re-orientation on values, in which other values than income and career become important.…”

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“…Mostly, at least three aspects are recognised: livelihood (making a living), creativity (creating something) and participation (being part of a com-munity). In this tradition Gheaus and Herzog (2016) recently identified four values people should be able to realise with work, besides income: (1) excellence, (2) social contribution, (3) community and (4) social recognition (Gheaus & Herzog, 2016). Another modern value based framework is the capability approach developed by Amartya Sen (1980Sen ( , 1993Sen ( , 2009).…”

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The Role of Human Values and Relations in the Employment of People with Work-Relevant Disabilities

Kuiper

Bakker

Klink

2016

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The aim of this study is to discuss the role of human values and relations in the employment of people with work-relevant disabilities. Purpose: Finding and maintaining a paid job is known to be more difficult for people with a disability. The aim of the study is to explore the use which people with a disability make of their private and professional network in finding and maintaining a paid job and the role values play in these relations. This was placed in the context of three complementary perspectives: a perspective that stresses the importance of other than merely rationalistic values, a perspective that stresses the importance of values in work and an interpersonal perspective in which 'the Other' is central. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 8 people with a working disability. As well, 4 interviews were held with people from their private network (family and partner) and 4 interviews with people from their professional network (colleagues and employers). All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. A framework analysis was used to identify the different values in the interviews. This was done with use of MAXqda. Results: The interviews showed that both romantic and rational values and arguments were mentioned by the employers in the context of hiring people with a work-relevant disability; they need to be willing to adjust. The importance of human relations was emphasised in the values mentioned by the respondents when talking about having a paid job. Moreover, 'the Other' played an important role in the employment process of people with a work-relevant disability. People with such a disability asked their private network to help them and to provide emotional support. Conclusion: Enabling values and relations had more chance if they were in line with the mission and central value of the organisation. This was one of the first studies on the role that human values and relations play in maintaining a paid job for people with a work-relevant disability. The study gives a first impression of how human values and relations play a role, but more research is needed to provide more detailed insights, for example in different groups (e.g. non-employed people with a disability).

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The Goods of Work (Other Than Money!)

Cited by 131 publications

References 8 publications

Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

An evaluative conservative case for biomedical enhancement

The Role of Human Values and Relations in the Employment of People with Work-Relevant Disabilities

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